Combined tent and knapsack.



P. ROBINSON.

' COMBINED TENT AND KNAPSACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1 I916.

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COMBINED TENT AND KNAPSACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1, BIG. 1,198,773.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

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P. ROBINSON. COMBINED TENT AND KNAPSACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I. 1916.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

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affdw UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

POWHATAN ROBINSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO NEW YORK SIORTING GOODS COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COMBINED TENT AND KNAP SACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, POWHATAN ROBINSON,

a citizen of the United States of America,

and useful Improvements in Combined Tents and Knapsacks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in camping tents, the object being to provide a tent that can be folded into a sack and arranged in the form of a knapsack so as to be conveniently carried by the camper.

My improved tent comprises a groundcloth having pockets and back or shoulderstraps applied thereto, the tent proper being secured to the said ground cloth and arranged to be folded and completely enveloped by the ground-cloth when packed for transportation. The back or shoulderstraps are provided for the purpose of hanging the-folded tent upon the back of the camper while hiking, the pockets being provided to carry articles such as a camera-outfit or other small articles such as combs,

' brushes, soap, towels, etc.

Further features of improvementwill 5 hereinafter appear.

I will now proceed to describe my invention in detail, the essential features of which will be summarized in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, ,wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved tent set up for use; Fig. "2- is an enlarged rear view thereof; Fig. 3 is .an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view, the section being taken on a line 3-3 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a similar view, the section being taken on a line 4 --1 in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a detail view of a detachable fly for covering the front opening of the tent; Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the ground-cloth spread out, being the first step in the operation of folding the tent to form the knapsack; ,Fig. 7 is a similar view illustrating the second step in the folding operation; Fig. 8 is a similar view illustrating the third step in the folding operation; Fig. 9 is a plan view illustrating the fourth step in the folding operation; Fig. 10 is a cross sectional view of the back when folded but before being laced; Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the tent folded into knapsack form;

and Fig. 12- is a similar view of the front of the folded tent or'knapsack.

Referring to Fig. 6, it will be seen that my improved tent comprises a rectangular ground-cloth 1 having attached thereto a foldable angular shaped covering or tent 2, the side'edges of the ground cloth 1 being provided with peg-straps 0r ropes 5, and the sides 4 and 5 of the tent 2 having. attached thereto stay-ropes 6.

As can be seen in Figs. 6 .and 8, the'ground cloth 1 has secured to its under side two strips 7 and 8 having eyelets 10 and an cover the adjacent ends of the halves of the folded pack, as will be hereinafter eX- plained.

My improved tent is also provided with a apron 9, having eyelets 11, which serves to sill 12 (Fig. 1) which can be turned up, to

prevent water from entering the tent. The front strips 13 and 14 of the tent are provided with snap fasteners 14L (Fig. l) to receive the buttons 16 carried by a'de'tachable fly 17 (Fig.5). The fly 17 also carries a button 18 to engage a socket 19' carried by the sill l2. i

The tent may be helderect by a ridgepole or by guy-ropes 20 and 21 each of which can be tied to a tree. The front opening in the tent is preferably covered by a net-like fabric 22 WhlCh can be raised or pushed aside when a the tent.

My improved tent is also provided with a person wishes'to enter or leave window 23 having a shade or covering 24.-

(Figs. 2 and 3), the said window being located in the back 25 of the tent. The cover or shade 24 can be raised by means'of drawing strings 26 which pass through eyelets 27 over the top of the window, and the window cover 241 can be lowered by means'of drawing strings 28 which pass through eyelets 29 near the bottom of'the window. The raising and lowering of the window can be accomplished from the inside of the tent. When the shade 24: is raisedby pulling upon the strings 26, it will fold up in obvious manner.

The strips 7 and 8 are sewed or otherwise attached along their edges 30 to the groundcloth 1 and the apron 9 is secured along its edge 31 to the ground-cloth 1; hence the strips 7 and 8 and apron 9 are flaps (see Fig. 10). When the tent is folded, as shown in Fig. 10, laces 32, (one only being shown in Fig. 12) are passed through the eyelets 10 and 11.

Adjacent one end of the ground-cloth 1, I

secure pockets 33 and 34 (Fig. 12) having flaps 35 and 36, respectively, to cover the open ends thereof. The pockets are provided with fastening straps 37 to secure the flaps 35 and 36. The pockets 33 and 34 are provided for the purpose of carrying small articles. The ground-cloth 1 is also provided with shoulder straps 88 and 39 which are arranged to engage rings 40, hooks 41 being provided for the purpose. To carry the folded tent or pack, the straps 38 and 39 are passed over the shouldersand .fastened together by theclasps and hooks 40 and 41. l/Vhen thetent is set up the shoulder-straps and pockets will be in contact with the ground.

To fold the tent into a pack or knapsack, the ground-cloth will be spread upon the ground as shown in Fig. 6, and the tent proper folded thereon, the blankets, fly 17 and clothing being placed thereupon. The ground-cloth will then be folded longitudinally along its center and will appear as shown in Fig. 7 the tent, blankets, etc., being contained within the fold. The thus folded ground cloth, tent, etc., will be again folded inwardlytransversely along the lines 42 and 43, respectively. The thus folded structure will now. appear as shown in Fig. 9. The next step will be to fold the structure, at the meeting edges,.indicated by 44 in Fig. 9, that isto say, to bring theends 45 and 46 together. The pack will nowbe complete, and-it remains but topass the laces 32 through. the eyelets .10 and 11 of the strips 7 and 8 and apron 9 to secure the folded sections together. After having applied the laces and secured them, the pack will appear. as shown in Fig. 12. When the last folding operation has been completed, the apron 9 will, beforethe-laces. 32 arev applied, be folded over the ends 45 and 46 of thepack tocover the said ends. Thepack will now be in condition to be strapped to the back.

' Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination of aground-cloth, a foldable covering secured thereto arranged to be set up to form atent. open at one .end, said ground-cl'oth being. arranged-to completely cover said tent when said tent and ground-cloth are folded into a pack and eyelets to receive a lace carried by said ground-cloth. 1

2. The combination .ofa-ground-cloth, a foldable tent secured thereto, flaps carried by said ground-cloth and secured to the under side of said ground-cloth, said flaps extending throughout the greater part of the length of said ground-cloth, and eyelets carried by said flaps, to receive a lace when said ground-cloth and tent are folded into a pack.

3. The combination of a ground-cloth,.a foldable tent secured thereto, flaps carried by said ground-cloth and secured to the under sideof said ground-cloth, said flaps extending throughout the greater part of the length of said ground-cloth, eyelets carried by said flaps, to receivea lace when said groundcloth and tent are folded into a pack, an apron also carried by said ground-cloth arranged to be folded overto cover the ends of the folded over ground-cloth, and-means to secure said apron after ithasbeen folded over to cover said ends.

4. A .tent consisting of aground-cloth, a

ground-cloth arranged to be folded overand cover the adj acentendsof the folded pack, means to secure the folded portions of the pack and apron together, pockets carriedby.

said grouncLcloth, and-means to secure'the folded pack upon the back,.of a person.

-5..The combination of a ground-cloth, a

foldable covering. secured. -thereto{ and arrangedgto be. set .up to -form v a .tent, said groundscloth being arranged to completely cover the I, tent. whengitv and the ground-cloth are folded nto a pac k,.-sirle-fiaps extending from said ground-cloth and adapted to-cover the, adjacent sides of the. .folded. pack, and

means on said. side-flaps ;to .detachably .securethe pack in the-foldedor packed condition.

Signed .at -New. York city, -,N.' this 2 day ofFebruary, 1916.

'POWHATAN ROB NSON -Witnesses MAURICE BLQGH,

EDWARD A. J Rvrs.

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